Monthly Archives: April 2016

I read recently that though there are many examples of the “famous fours” during the Seder (4 questions, 4 cups of wine, 4 expressions of redemption and, of course, the 4 children), the reality is that they are supposed to … Continue reading →

This is Shabbat HaGadol. What I like best is not why we call it Shabbat HaGadol, but what tradition asks us to do on it. The Pesach Seder is so important on so many levels that we make sure that … Continue reading →

We are working our way to Pesach. Rosh Chodesh Nissan (not the car, but the first month of the Jewish Year) and the month of Pesach begin this evening! The first Seder is just 2 weeks from tonight! This is … Continue reading →

Parshat Shemini contains a listing of kosher animals and the bright line tests for kosher mammals and fish. The Torah goes to some effort to identify a few creatures that have certain kosher characteristics, but not others. We hear of … Continue reading →